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REIMBURSEMENT OF COST OF OPD MEDICINES IN VIEW OF COVID-19

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Reimbursement of cost of OPD medicines : Special sanction in view of COVID-19 3 CGHS Desk-l/Desk-II/CGHS-I/CGHS-II, Dte.GHS, Nirman Bhawan.

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Government of India Ministry of Railways Railway Board 3™ Floor, Health Directorate Supreme Court Metro Station Building Complex

No. 2020/H-1/7/3

New Delhi, dated 1).06.2020 The General Managers

All Indian Railways & PUs DG/ RDSO & NAIR

Sub:- Reimbursement of cost of OPD medicines : Special sanction in view of COVID-19.

Ref:- (i) Ministry of H&FW's OM No.Z15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 27.03.2020,

29.04.2020 and 29.05.2020 (copy enclosed).

(ii) Railway Board's letter No.28.03.2020, 29.03.2020 & 05.05.2020.

In reference to Board's letters referred above, it was intimated that the instruction issued vide Ministry of Health and Family Welfare OM No.Z 15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated

27.03.2020 was applicable to Railway medical beneficiaries upto 30.04.2020. This was further extended upto 31.05.2020.

Now Ministry of H&FW vide its OM No.Z15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 29.05.2020 have extended the provision upto 31.07.2020. The instruction issxed by Ministry of H&FW shall also apply to railway medical beneficiaries till 31.07.2020.

It is also clarified that railway health facilities are functional and railway medical beneficiaries also have the option to collect medicines through railway health facilities as per normal practice, instead of purchasing from market.

This issucs with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Railway Board.

Q ह (Dr. K. Sridhar) "'

Executive Director/Health (G)

Railway Board

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2020/H-1/7/2/B New Delhi, Dated : 28.3.2020

General Managers, All Indian Railways

GM/CAO Production Units

Subject : Reimbursement of OPD medicines : Special sanction in view of

COVID 19

The instructions issued vide Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s OM No. Z 15020/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 27.3.2020 are enclosed. The instructions issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, shall also apply to Railway

Beneficiaries till 30.4.2020.

This issues with approval of RB.

Westy Mou (Dr.Vijay Kumar)

Exe. Director Health (Plg.)

Encl : As Above

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Z 15025/12/2020/DIRICGHS Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of CGHS

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 27" March, 2020.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Reimbursement of OPD Medicines: Special Sanction in view of COVID-19

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In view of the Corona Virus Disease(COVID-19) , all out efforts are made by the Government to contain its impact by instituting measures at community as well as at individual level.

2. Guidelines for maintaining social distancing between individuals have already been issued by the Government. In the spirit of above guidelines the undersigned is directed to state that CGHS beneficiaries getting medicines for chronic diseases may purchase medicines based on the prescription held (prescribed by CGHS Medical Officers/CGHS Specialists /other Govt.

Specialists/ Specialist of empanelled hospital) till 30" April 2020 irrespective of Non-Availability certificate from CGHS or otherwise . The idea behind the measures js that CGHS beneficiaries need not visit CGHS Wellness Centres to collect medicines till 307 April 2020.

2. The medical claim shall be submitted to CGHS by pensioners, ex-MPs etc., through CGHS Wellness Centre , where the card is registered , to concerned Ministry /Department in case of serving employees , to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Lok Sabha Secretariat ,as the case may be in respect of Hon'ble Members of Parliament and to the concerned Autonomous Body in case beneficiaries of Autonomous Bodies.

3. These orders shall come into force with immediate effect.

भेद (Dr. Sanjay Jain ) Director, CGHS

To:

1 All Ministries / Departments, Government of India 2 Director, CGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 3 CGHS Desk-l/Desk-II/CGHS-I/CGHS-II, Dte.GHS, Nirman Bhawan. New Delhi 4 Estt.l/ Estt.ll/ Estt.ll/ Estt.V Sections, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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